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SHF 3 update - Derpy

Added 2017-03-04 01:59:09 +0000 UTC

Someone told me it's Derpy day! Actually, it was a couple days ago. Still, at this point it would be out of character for me to do anything on time.

This update adds Derpy, and also a character select. These are minor additions compared to the back-end stuff I added in this update, but you won't really see those.

Tier 2 patrons can try it here!

The biggest achievement was allowing the characters to be colored via code instead of the actual image files. For me, that means removing 90% of the work when adding a new character if there's already another pony with the same body type. It also means that I can improve the artwork on one character and it will automatically update on everyone else.

While it's useful to speed up my workflow, that also raises a cool possibility- I could potentially make a color picker for creating OCs in the game. Making a genuine character creator is a big project, so I'm not engaging with that right now, but it's still exciting to see that possibility open up :D

Changes

Added Derpy :3
Added character select. You can put any of the 3 characters in either the right slot or the left.
Click the X in the corner to put an active character away and choose a new one. When disabled, a character is frozen where you left them, and will resume when you pick them again.
Added code to auto-color ponies. Texture files should be way smaller now.

I want to include stallions/futa in the next update. Also looking at trying to do a dragon or gryphon character too. I'll let you know how that goes!

As for Love Collector- I'm excited to start getting the final stage of gameplay together. Actual character progression is the next big step. Next updates might include some of those features, or some improvements on Pinkie's rig. For one thing, she needs to inflate more >:D

Thank you all so much for continuing to support me. It is awesome to be able to pour so much energy into projects that I enjoy. I'm actually excited to start working every day. Please keep sending me your critiques and ideas so I can keep improving! <3